Abstract:
The year since the publication of our previous report in April 2016 has
been nothing short of an annus horribilis for the European Union. The victory
for Leave in the UK referendum was followed by the triumph of
Donald Trump in the US elections and his stated support for the further
weakening of the EU, an attitude that the President of the European
Council, Donald Tusk, has described as a threat. At the same time, there
have been a number of significant events, both in Europe and elsewhere
in the world, which we analyse in this 6th Report on the State of the EU,
produced in partnership between Fundación Alternativas and the Friedrich
Ebert Foundation

Abstract:
The 4th Report on the State of the European Union –”Europe at the
political crossroads”– is published as a contribution to a campaign to relaunch the EU, motivated by the belief that the serious problems with
which the Union is currently grappling can only be resolved if we address
the political challenges it faces. The publication of this report coincides
with perhaps the most difficult moment for the Union since its creation.
With the EU still struggling to overcome the drastic impact of the economic crisis, it is threatened by the storm clouds of another recession or, at the very least, weak growth.